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No. 16. Mottled Bigarreau. This is also a 

 seedling of Mr. Manning's from the White Bigar- 

 reau ; it is a superior large and sweet cherry, ripen- 

 ing from ten days to a fortnight earlier than its 

 parent, and less liable to rot on the tree ; we consider 

 it as good a variety as we possess. Ripe in July. 



No. 17. Early Red and Yellow. Fruit medi- 

 um size, obtuse, heart-shaped, light red on a yellow 

 ground ; sweet and juicy, a great bearer, and the 

 earliest cherry we cultivate, ripening in June. This 

 variety was raised by Mr. Manning from the seed of 

 the White Bigarreau. 



THE GRAPE. 



Great difficulties are attendant upon the raising of 

 foreign grapes in the open air, except in our cities, 

 where, occasionally) a crop is obtained of the Chas- 

 selas or Sweetwater. In this compilation we intend 

 to confine ourselves to out-door culture, and of the 

 variety which we have cultivated for ten years past, 

 viz., the " Isabella," a native grape, introduced from 

 South Carolina some years since by William Prince, 

 of New York. This vine is extraordinary for the 

 vigor of its growth and great productiveness. A 

 single one planted on Long Island, produced, in 

 1820, eight bushels. It is a late fruit, and conse- 

 quently in a shady situation, or upon an open trellis, 

 rarely ripens its berries. It should be trained to a 



